New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-10
ALULL IN THE CANVASS HERE.
InE CONTEST An EARNEST ONE, BIT 40 ILL-fIEL
ING MANIFESTED.

me CONTEST An EARNEST ONE, BLI No ILL-fIii-
ING MANIFESTED
The rival seuatorsbip camps IN this city were stess
YESTERDAY The three candidates all N the city
MFR Morton went 10 church in the morning Mr. iiscock.
having come over from Washington on the night ain,
went 20 stay with friend and did not appear puolcy.
Mr. Miller was busy stack Of correspondence ana
afterward saw number OF friends. All three OF tho
candidates talk hopefully and seem 10 he IN good SPIRITS
Mr. -cock taking the lead in that respect The contest
will begin in earnest to-day at Albany whittier
number OF Interested Persons from this city will 20 on
carly trains The election will take place, or the ballot
ing BEGIN week Tuesday, and the friends OF the
candidates are all agreed holding the caucus week
from 10 night.
While the friends OF both Mr. Miller and Mr Morton are
claiming that their candidate will be elected Neither
.do has vet been willing to submit list Of fory-eght
Republican Asscmblymcn- to control the caucus
whose votes they count upon. Several unauthorized
usts have been printed, but IN each case
members have haslcncd 10 deny that they In
tended TO vote they were classified. According
10 the count friend of Mr. liiscocks ~ stated yester
day Mr. Miller has about thirty six votes, and Mr. Nor
ton about thirty and Mr. liscock thirteen leaving hfteen
doubtful and undecided But the managers Of both of the
leading candidates. while not willing to give figures, dis
pute this count IL appears 10 bc evident from the
that are being made 10 carry on the canvass
a Albany that candidate feels certain yet o MS nom
uation OF this fact Mr. Hiscock says there Is Is
mndo on both sides 10 get every member
If the Legislature TO commit himself aud Mr. Iiscock
thinks that the that neither Mr Miller nor MI NOR
ton has able yet to get enough votes pledged TO
control the caucus i "a hopeful sign Tor NM he tinnhs
hiInseu that his vote will he considerably larger than
either Of the other candidates expects Congressman
Burcgh sent word from Albany Yesterday 20 Mr. Mlier
mat another vote had been secured and that everything
looked very we'll" General McCook who came rom
Washington and called on Mr. Miller expressed nln'Scn
as confident that the Senator would bc reelected lne
Miller workers have been In much better SPLITS
duiing the last few days than was the case pelots
u Oh the other hand there Is no apparent loss oi conn
dence on the part Of Mr. MortOns supporters Mt Mor
ton takes matters with the utmost philosophy ne ~
neither hasty speech full of enthusasl put MS
assertions that he has votes enough to elect nm carry
weight among friends and have encouraged the W
the same belief AZ hs business oicc Mr., Morton mas
for five weeks carried correspondence tat mas
! tlne u scnographer to the utmost ,,, r
| A large number Of petitions from ieaaing NTH
OF the state will be presented 10 the LeSisntur1o q
! An Mr. Miller's behalf. and delegations on urann33
Army men, cigar workers and OF farmers ana othcrs VIII
bcon the ground urge members To vote LOT hli' Joh
J. q Br en- Robert c. McC, / and number OF oltworsns
politicians this city Will go 10 Albany TOT MT moton,
I while Clarence Weed, W. "a. Lcaycrnft ana o,ncIs
will 20 In behalf OF Mr. Miller Old factlonaI lines
have been entirely broken down III the contest anu
VINO have never been known before 10 be Oh 9pPoso
sides OF any question divided on tis one ihcG
no apparent lfccng the contest Ihe tnrcc icaulls
candidates all on friendly terms ahd Whiio tho com
test Is bne is one that promises o es"'
m any feeling greater than that OF dsuppoihImeh|